Wednesday, August 4, 2010

A Whole Lot of Doo-Whacka-Doo

Some shots from one day junking in a small Kentucky town:

First up, Watkins Cookbook for Kids Inside

Is it just me, or do you immediately think the worst? Why the scrawled font? Why are the kids inside? Air raid? Nuclear attack? Are they all in a bunker somewhere? And what about the dog? Dear God...WHAT ABOUT THE DOG??!

Now on to something less disturbing:

Well, how you doin'?

My first thought was of Andy Taylor's Aunt Bea. Maybe it's the hat. Or maybe I have some issues that need to be resolved.

And since we're on the "Naked For No Good Reason" train:

Just your average Saturday night.

Her eyes pierce through me. And I want to give that entire guitar a good scrubbing with Simple Green cleaner. Maybe another unresolved issue on my part. Anyone keeping count? I think we're up to two.

Now back to disturbing:

Holy hellfire. This was an apron. A plastic apron with this design over the entire thing repeatedly. This exact same illustration with text screaming, "Soup's On!" and "Come and Get It!" Blekkk..

After that I think that we should lighten up the mood a little. More pig, but this time:

There. I hope that I've redeemed myself.

Oh lord, now I have to spiral back down into horrible:

When Mister Kitsch first showed me this knife holder, I squealed, "Ooh! A rooster! I want it!" Then he said, "But..do you see what is happening?" Soon enough, I did surmise what was happening. Poor Mister Rooster!

I'd make a heck of a detective, don't you think?

And now...

Here comes the bride! Or...something.

For our final stop, I'd like to show you who our backup Ranch Dressing mascot will be if for some reason, Swiffer McCluster can't perform his duties:

Basement dweller, Bizzy Beaver!

I hope that y'all have enjoyed this (mostly disturbing and eye opening) tour of one little Kentucky town.

Until next time..(say your prayers, check your window locks and keep saving up that junkin' money!)x's and o's,Eartha

Are you sure? Every time that Mister takes photos of me for Flickr where I am trying to evoke some mood, he'll say, "Look scared!" or "Look nervous!" or "Look thrilled!" and inevitably, he'll always say, "You look the same as you always do! Try again!"

You left Bizzy Beaver? How can he be the Cursed Swiffer's understudy if YOU LEFT HIM? And is it odd that I see mannequins like that all over the place? Maybe it's a Southern thing. But I don't think so.

Ummmm, I think that dog is in for some trouble girl! Esp. if all the "inside" kids left him outside.

Hey, maybe the rooster on the knife holder only has the ax for protection? 'Don't anyone be messin with the rooster man'. Maybe it was his special ax - like a family heirloom or something. :) And he wanted his picture with it!

That mannequin's eyes are KA-REEPY. Yikes! Yours are more elfin, and thus not so scary.

The cookbook is unnerving indeed. More frightening, perhaps, is that my thoughts turned out to be pretty much the same as yours even before reading them! The dog appears to already be suffering ill effects from...something. Perhaps its mere existence.

Do you remember that TV show about the department store mannequin that came to life every night after the shop closed?

Hi! I'm Eartha Kitsch! Even though I DO enjoy a good salad, this site isn't about that kind of ranch dressing. It's about the restoration, decoration and revival of my vintage ranch home. It's also about things that I consider "dressing" like fun housewares, clothing, recipes and everything else in this old world that makes life interesting and good.

I live in Nashville, Tennessee and love crazy old Western things, kitsch, thrifting, swishy skirts, old photos and stories about people that I don't know (and people that I do know), crafting, absurdity, crafting with absurdity... and a million things more. Won't you join me? Y'all come!

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